diff --git a/roles/s6-rc/templates/s6-rc.j2 b/roles/s6-rc/templates/s6-rc.j2
index 86dc163..43323b4 100644
--- a/roles/s6-rc/templates/s6-rc.j2
+++ b/roles/s6-rc/templates/s6-rc.j2
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ s6_rc_reload()
 	if s6-rc-update -v 2 -t $update_timeout "/etc/s6-rc/.compiled.$uuid"; then
 		ln -shf ".compiled.$uuid" compiled
 		echo "Updated s6-rc service database."
-	fi
 
-	echo "Deleting old service databases."
-	find -s . -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -name '.compiled.*' -not -name ".compiled.$uuid" -print0 | xargs -0 rm -r
+		echo "Deleting old service databases."
+		find -s . -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -name '.compiled.*' -not -name ".compiled.$uuid" -print0 | xargs -0 rm -r
+	fi
 }
 
 s6_rc_status()